What did Ofsted judge Ormiston Denes Academy's quality of education to be?

Ofsted judged Ormiston Denes Academy's quality of education as Good at its inspection in March 2025, on Ofsted's own scale.

How many pupils attend Ormiston Denes Academy?

Ormiston Denes Academy has 711 pupils on roll.

What ages does Ormiston Denes Academy take?

Ormiston Denes Academy admits pupils aged 11 to 16.

Where is Ormiston Denes Academy located?

Ormiston Denes Academy is located in Lowestoft, NR32 4AH, Suffolk.

How do I apply to Ormiston Denes Academy?

Ormiston Denes Academy is a state school. In England you apply through the council where you live, using its common application form, even if the school is in another council area. The national closing date for secondary places is 31 October.

How close do you need to live to get into Ormiston Denes Academy?

Distance did not decide places at Ormiston Denes Academy for 2026-27 (Year 7): every applicant who applied on time was offered a place, so there was no cut-off distance. This changes year to year; check the current year's figures before relying on it.

How are Year 7 places decided at Ormiston Denes Academy?

When Ormiston Denes Academy has more applications than places for 2027-28, they are offered in a published order of priority: 1. Looked after children and Previously Looked After Children — Looked after children and Previously Looked After Children including those who appear to the academy to have been in state care outside of England and ceased to be so as a result of being adopted. A Looked After Child is either a child who is in the care of a local authority, or being provided with accommodation by a local authority in the exercise of their social services functions. Previously Looked After Children are those who were looked after but ceased to be so because they were adopted or became subject to a child arrangements order or special guardianship order immediately following having been looked after; 2. Siblings — Siblings of pupils who are already at the school or who have already been offered a place and who will still be there at the time of admission. Priority will be given, where necessary, to applications where there is the smallest age gap. If you have more than one child at the school, please name the youngest one; 3. Catchment area — The catchment area map as defined by Suffolk County Council, and 2 further criteria. The school offers 162 places at this entry point. Tie-break: If there are not enough places to satisfy all applications under any one criterion, priority will be given in accordance with proximity to the academy. Where two or more applicants live an equal distance from the academy and it is not possible to differentiate between them, priority will be determined by a random allocation process. This process will be independently verified by someone independent of the academy and OAT.

What is the largest ethnic background at Ormiston Denes Academy?

According to the DfE School Census 2025-26, 85% of pupils at Ormiston Denes Academy are recorded as White British. The full ethnic breakdown across all groups is available on the Pupils tab.

Ormiston Denes Academy: Ofsted, Results & Catchment 2026

How close did you need to live?

Distance did not decide places here

Every applicant who applied on time was offered a place for 2026-27 (Year 7), so there was no cut-off distance. This changes from year to year; check the current year's figures before relying on it.

How places are decided at Ormiston Denes Academy

When there are more applications than places for 2027-28 (Year 7), places are offered in this order of priority. Meeting a higher criterion beats meeting a lower one.

1Looked after children and Previously Looked After Children — Looked after children and Previously Looked After Children including those who appear to the academy to have been in state care outside of England and ceased to be so as a result of being adopted. A Looked After Child is either a child who is in the care of a local authority, or being provided with accommodation by a local authority in the exercise of their social services functions. Previously Looked After Children are those who were looked after but ceased to be so because they were adopted or became subject to a child arrangements order or special guardianship order immediately following having been looked after.
2Siblings — Siblings of pupils who are already at the school or who have already been offered a place and who will still be there at the time of admission. Priority will be given, where necessary, to applications where there is the smallest age gap. If you have more than one child at the school, please name the youngest one.
3Catchment area — The catchment area map as defined by Suffolk County Council.
4Feeder primary school — Children who attend a primary school within the catchment area
5Outside catchment — Children who live outside the school's catchment area.

If two applications tie: If there are not enough places to satisfy all applications under any one criterion, priority will be given in accordance with proximity to the academy. Where two or more applicants live an equal distance from the academy and it is not possible to differentiate between them, priority will be determined by a random allocation process. This process will be independently verified by someone independent of the academy and OAT.

Sibling tie-breaker for criterion 2 also detailed separately in section 2.3.5: smallest age gap in calendar days, then random allocation by lots drawn by an officer of Suffolk County Council not involved with admissions.

Published by the admission authority. Meeting a criterion never guarantees a place — it sets the order places are offered in. Full detail, other entry points and previous years are on the Admissions tab.

Ormiston Denes Academy: key facts

What did Ofsted judge Ormiston Denes Academy's quality of education to be?: Ofsted judged Ormiston Denes Academy's quality of education as Good at its inspection in March 2025, on Ofsted's own scale.
How many pupils attend Ormiston Denes Academy?: Ormiston Denes Academy has 711 pupils on roll.
What ages does Ormiston Denes Academy take?: Ormiston Denes Academy admits pupils aged 11 to 16.
Where is Ormiston Denes Academy located?: Ormiston Denes Academy is located in Lowestoft, NR32 4AH, Suffolk.
How do I apply to Ormiston Denes Academy?: Ormiston Denes Academy is a state school. In England you apply through the council where you live, using its common application form, even if the school is in another council area. The national closing date for secondary places is 31 October.
How close do you need to live to get into Ormiston Denes Academy?: Distance did not decide places at Ormiston Denes Academy for 2026-27 (Year 7): every applicant who applied on time was offered a place, so there was no cut-off distance. This changes year to year; check the current year's figures before relying on it.
How are Year 7 places decided at Ormiston Denes Academy?: When Ormiston Denes Academy has more applications than places for 2027-28, they are offered in a published order of priority: 1. Looked after children and Previously Looked After Children — Looked after children and Previously Looked After Children including those who appear to the academy to have been in state care outside of England and ceased to be so as a result of being adopted. A Looked After Child is either a child who is in the care of a local authority, or being provided with accommodation by a local authority in the exercise of their social services functions. Previously Looked After Children are those who were looked after but ceased to be so because they were adopted or became subject to a child arrangements order or special guardianship order immediately following having been looked after; 2. Siblings — Siblings of pupils who are already at the school or who have already been offered a place and who will still be there at the time of admission. Priority will be given, where necessary, to applications where there is the smallest age gap. If you have more than one child at the school, please name the youngest one; 3. Catchment area — The catchment area map as defined by Suffolk County Council, and 2 further criteria. The school offers 162 places at this entry point. Tie-break: If there are not enough places to satisfy all applications under any one criterion, priority will be given in accordance with proximity to the academy. Where two or more applicants live an equal distance from the academy and it is not possible to differentiate between them, priority will be determined by a random allocation process. This process will be independently verified by someone independent of the academy and OAT.
What is the largest ethnic background at Ormiston Denes Academy?: According to the DfE School Census 2025-26, 85% of pupils at Ormiston Denes Academy are recorded as White British. The full ethnic breakdown across all groups is available on the Pupils tab.

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How close did you need to live?

Distance did not decide places here

Every applicant who applied on time was offered a place for 2026-27 (Year 7), so there was no cut-off distance. This changes from year to year; check the current year's figures before relying on it.

How places are decided at Ormiston Denes Academy

When there are more applications than places for 2027-28 (Year 7), places are offered in this order of priority. Meeting a higher criterion beats meeting a lower one.

1Looked after children and Previously Looked After Children — Looked after children and Previously Looked After Children including those who appear to the academy to have been in state care outside of England and ceased to be so as a result of being adopted. A Looked After Child is either a child who is in the care of a local authority, or being provided with accommodation by a local authority in the exercise of their social services functions. Previously Looked After Children are those who were looked after but ceased to be so because they were adopted or became subject to a child arrangements order or special guardianship order immediately following having been looked after.
2Siblings — Siblings of pupils who are already at the school or who have already been offered a place and who will still be there at the time of admission. Priority will be given, where necessary, to applications where there is the smallest age gap. If you have more than one child at the school, please name the youngest one.
3Catchment area — The catchment area map as defined by Suffolk County Council.
4Feeder primary school — Children who attend a primary school within the catchment area
5Outside catchment — Children who live outside the school's catchment area.

Ormiston Denes Academy: key facts

What did Ofsted judge Ormiston Denes Academy's quality of education to be?: Ofsted judged Ormiston Denes Academy's quality of education as Good at its inspection in March 2025, on Ofsted's own scale.
How many pupils attend Ormiston Denes Academy?: Ormiston Denes Academy has 711 pupils on roll.
What ages does Ormiston Denes Academy take?: Ormiston Denes Academy admits pupils aged 11 to 16.
Where is Ormiston Denes Academy located?: Ormiston Denes Academy is located in Lowestoft, NR32 4AH, Suffolk.
How do I apply to Ormiston Denes Academy?: Ormiston Denes Academy is a state school. In England you apply through the council where you live, using its common application form, even if the school is in another council area. The national closing date for secondary places is 31 October.
How close do you need to live to get into Ormiston Denes Academy?: Distance did not decide places at Ormiston Denes Academy for 2026-27 (Year 7): every applicant who applied on time was offered a place, so there was no cut-off distance. This changes year to year; check the current year's figures before relying on it.
How are Year 7 places decided at Ormiston Denes Academy?: When Ormiston Denes Academy has more applications than places for 2027-28, they are offered in a published order of priority: 1. Looked after children and Previously Looked After Children — Looked after children and Previously Looked After Children including those who appear to the academy to have been in state care outside of England and ceased to be so as a result of being adopted. A Looked After Child is either a child who is in the care of a local authority, or being provided with accommodation by a local authority in the exercise of their social services functions. Previously Looked After Children are those who were looked after but ceased to be so because they were adopted or became subject to a child arrangements order or special guardianship order immediately following having been looked after; 2. Siblings — Siblings of pupils who are already at the school or who have already been offered a place and who will still be there at the time of admission. Priority will be given, where necessary, to applications where there is the smallest age gap. If you have more than one child at the school, please name the youngest one; 3. Catchment area — The catchment area map as defined by Suffolk County Council, and 2 further criteria. The school offers 162 places at this entry point. Tie-break: If there are not enough places to satisfy all applications under any one criterion, priority will be given in accordance with proximity to the academy. Where two or more applicants live an equal distance from the academy and it is not possible to differentiate between them, priority will be determined by a random allocation process. This process will be independently verified by someone independent of the academy and OAT.
What is the largest ethnic background at Ormiston Denes Academy?: According to the DfE School Census 2025-26, 85% of pupils at Ormiston Denes Academy are recorded as White British. The full ethnic breakdown across all groups is available on the Pupils tab.

Same phase, ranked by distance and how closely they match.

Connected nurseries & schools

Feeder schools & nurseries

Children attending these settings are given priority in this school's admissions.

Northfield St Nicholas Primary Academy

Primary

Good

Somerleyton Primary School

Primary

Good

Woods Loke Primary School

Primary

Outstanding

St Margaret's Primary Academy

Primary

Expected standard

Gunton Primary Academy

Primary

Good

Roman Hill Primary School

Primary

Oulton Broad Primary School

Primary

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